Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-10


occupied by the Barnes Evans Hardware CON-
pany- The second 1oOr OF the Laidain building
was used as the MAYORS Office, and the city records
anc documents were lost.
ShOvseninc the Distance 90 Mexico.
rRAcK-LAyrNG PROGRESSING RAPIDLY ON THE INTER-
NATIONAL RAILWAY.
SAN ANTONIO. TEX, Jan. lo.-A gentleman who
mas Just arrived from Mexico says that the Mexi-
can International railway has been graded seventy.
i've miles and that track-laying Is proceeding as
I ne rate OF mile day. The grading is from Cas-
trsno south. and Is expected 10 be completed 10
Tue junction with the Mexican Central al Laredo
oy FEBRUARY l. This win shortenth the distance 70
the CITY ci Mexico at least four hundred miles
shocking Crime in Minncsosa.
FILLED Full OF sHoT AND THEN ALLOWED To NEARLY
BLEED AND FREEZE TO pEArH.
ST PkrI- MINI, Jap. lo.-Last night when tb.,
thermometer indicated some thirty y-odd below zera
Edward Meagher, about 30 years old started fe
walk from this city 60 Fort smelling n distance ~
six miles. AT Mendoza, mile from Fort smelling.
ne stopped In public han where n dance was IN
progress. Several ~ the men present We're intoAi-
Gated and some or them Sci upon Meagher After
a quarrel shotguus were produced and four of the
half drunken dancers helped nh Meagher's
body with shot. one charge took eject In hls
head and neck. and the other in his limbs Eight
OF the ruifians then bound Meagher hand and foot
and. placing him uncovered la a long box sleigh.
drove him three miles TO the house OF Justice BTy.
AM. where he was lett. The man had hled pnA.
fusely. and as the warm blood flowed freely H.
fro2e instantly, fastening the wounded man 10 tie
boards that formed the bottom ~ the sleigh his
hands face and feet were badly foZen and IL
SO ms almost miracle that any llfe was leTr I'm
him. He Was brought 10 this city Yesterday ana
l. now at the city hospital. Justice BRYANT re-
leased the aSsailants on their own recogniZance
because, he SAYS, they told him Meagher 6egan ths
fgat. Meagher cannot recover, blood poisoning
having set in.
SUFFocATED By GAS IN BALTIMORE Horrr--
The remains OF Theodore WarmkcrSel We're brought
10 MS home In this city yesterday rrum Baltimore
Where he was found dead I'm room al the Farber
house saturday. Investigation showed that he
had been asphy xiated bl the gas which was
turned on in his room. He was found In bed. hav-
Ing removed his clothing. He was about A. years
ola, member OF Lincoln Post, No. 3 q. A. r. aud
or the BavaIlan association. he kept restaurant
AT Clio h street southeast. and lived there with
his wife aud children.
Miss DAVIS FoUSp IN HosrTAL--The mystery
attending the disappearance OF Miss Emma
Frances Davis from the residence OF her sIep-
father MIR. Il. L. Fowler. on NJ street near 18th on
the night OF the first instant was cleared up sat
urday. Some or the family came 10 the conclusion
from the finding or glove on the ice on RocL
Creek that her body was resting beneath the ice.
and the police last week made a fFuitless search
for IL. Some of the officers were however quite
certain that she had not taken her life, and adj
ytsed Mr.. Fowler 10 search the hospitals Mr.. Fow-
Ter went to the Columbia Iying-ln hospital satur-
day morning and found that she was an inmate
there.
~
FrREs-Saturday evening a one-story frame
building AZ the northeast corner OF llth and l.
streets occupied by L. II. Thomas A Bro as
saloon ana pool rOon ana nned by Police pflcer
Field. took fire from the explosion az a coal oil
lamp md was partially DESTROYED, the loss being
about 500. The explosion Of a gas meter at tho
residence OF c. ". Thorn. No. 2ls | street north.
west, caused a slight IRE yesterday.
a CONVENTION IN THE INTEREST or PURE FooD.
The hnerican society for the prevention OF Adult
teration OF Food VIII hold a convention at the
Ebbitt house In this city on the 18th inst, the
purpose being TO secure the enactment and en-
forcemeni OF adequate legislation 10 suppress the
adulteration OF food ac. The central Association
OF Retail Merchants OF New York ana New Jersey
have appointed delegates 10 the convention. sim
liar action has been taken 10y the New York Re-
tail Grocers' union, the New York Board ~ Trade,
and is to be taken 10y the New York Chamber or
Commerce and other commercial bodies or New
York. Delegates are announced from New Eng.
land and all sections OF the country.